苗族 (Miáo zú) — Miao (Hmong) ethnic minority (in southwest Chin…

Definition

noun

Miao (Hmong) ethnic minority (in southwest China)

苗族。
Miáo zú Shì zhōng guó xī nán dì qū de yí gè shǎo shù mín zú.
The Miao are an ethnic minority in southwest China.
苗族。
Miáo zú De chuán tǒng jié rì fēi cháng fēng fù duō cǎi.
The traditional festivals of the Miao are very rich and colorful.
苗族。
Miáo zú De cì xiù hé yín shì gōng yì wén míng zhōng wài.
The embroidery and silver jewelry craftsmanship of the Miao are famous both in China and abroad.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

族zúethnic group

苗, the name of the Miao people, combines with 族, meaning ethnic group, to name this ethnic minority.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

It is made from 艸 (grass) and 田 (field), showing plants in a field, which matches the meaning of a young plant or seedling.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

族 combines 㫃, a flag, and 矢, an arrow.